Pattern grammar : a corpus-driven approach to the lexical grammar of English / Susan Hunston, Gill Francis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunston, Susan, 1953-

Contributor:

Francis, Gill.

Series:

Studies in corpus linguistics ; v. 4.

Studies in corpus linguistics, 1388-0373 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Discourse analysis.

English language.

English language--Grammar, Generative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; [Great Britain] : John Benjamins, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes an approach to lexis and grammar based on the concept of phraseology and of language patterning arising from work on large corpora. The notion of 'pattern' as a systematic way of dealing with the interface between lexis and grammar was used in Collins Cobuild English Dictionary (1995) and in the two books in the Collins Cobuild Grammar Patterns series (1996; 1998). This volume describes the research that led to these publications, and explores the theoretical and practical implications of the research. The first chapter sets the work in the context of work on phraseology. The next two chapters give several examples of patterns and how they are identified. Chapters 4 and 5 discuss and exemplify the association of pattern and meaning. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 relate the concept of pattern to traditional approaches to grammar and to discourse. Chapter 9 summarizes the book and adds to the theoretical discussion, as well as indicating the applications of this approach to language teaching. The volume is intended to contribute to the current debate concerning how corpora challenge existing linguistic theories, and as such will be of interest to researchers in the fields of grammar, lexis, discourse and corpus linguistics. It is written in an accessible style, however, and will be equally suitable for students taking courses in those areas.

Contents:

Pattern grammar

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. A Short History of Patterns

Chapter 2. What a pattern is

Chapter 3. Problems in identifying patterns

Chapter 4. Patterns and Meaning

Chapter 5. More on pattern and meaning

Chapter 6. Pattern and structure

Chapter 7. Word class and pattern

Chapter 8. Text and Pattern

Chapter 9. Summing Up

References

Appendix

Name Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612254710

9789027222732

9027222738

9781282254718

1282254715

9789027298898

9027298890

9780585462448

0585462445

OCLC:

179147297